Condom sales rise as South Korea celebrates World Cup win

South Korea's 2-0 win in their opening World Cup game against Greece saw the sale of condoms jump five-fold back home as fans celebrated the victory






About a million South Korean fans, including 200,000 in Seoul, filled the boulevards, stadiums and parks on Saturday to cheer their team's 2-0 win over Euro 2004 champions Greece.
After the game, fans in celebratory mood bought five times more condoms than during the team's lacklustre 2006 World Cup performance, the JoongAng Daily reported on Monday.




Other winners were convenience stores and fried chicken outlets as fans took to the streets, the paper said.
It said Bokwang Family Mart chain stores saw a near doubling of sales in spots where fans had gathered.
Stores in residential areas also did well as those tuning in at home bought three times the usual amount of beer and more than twice the number of snacks.